An Unlocked Window (1965)

On a dark and stormy night in a secluded old dark house (the PSYCHO house recycled), two nurses (Dana Wynter, T.C. Jones) watch over a patient (John Kerr). But a string of murders in the area by a serial killer targeting nurses has them terrified. Based on the short story by Ethel Lina White and directed by Joseph M. Newman (THIS ISLAND EARTH). Originally shot for THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR, this remains of the classic episodes of the entire series. If you saw it when it originally aired, you never forgot it! The pedigree is there: it's based on a short story by Ethel Lina White whose novels were the basis of THE LADY VANISHES and THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, the script is by James Bridges (THE CHINA SYNDROME), the cinematography by Stanley Cortez (THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS) and the score is by Bernard Herrmann (TAXI DRIVER). It all adds up to a terrifying and atmospheric thriller. With Louise Latham and E.J. Andre.